Futur and Derby blade

[La Pedrera]

Well.. have had 3 shaves with the above combination now after using the Futur for about 2 weeks with the Merkur blades.

I'm not sure how the Derby blades are supposed to "rank" in comparison, but they don't seem to work with my face too well.. razor burn, dragging along the shaves.. weird.

Using the Proraso shave cream (love the scent and worked great with the Merkur blade) and same method as with the merkur blade.

glad I got the sample pack of blades.. see how the rest of them work out. After 3 shaves with the Derby, it's too much to continue.

How about some tips from the veterans?

Love teh smell of that QED asb!
Thanks Klaus!

Chris

[Queen of Blades]

The Derbys hurt me too.:(

It is just one of those YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary) things.

If the Merkurs are working for you, then by all means use them.

[La Pedrera]

Want to try the rest of the sample back..

So far, of all the blades I've tried, (that, of course, being all of TWO :D) Merkurs rule.

Still looking for the best combo..

Anyone interested in 4 Derby blades.. fire sale prices..

[madmedic]

Well the Derbys actually work pretty well for me ....but in general I think the 'dangerous' razors seem to work best with the 'dangerous' blades. So for me those are Feathers, Euro (aka Swedish) Gillettes, and Tesco Blades

[La Pedrera]

The Futur falls into dangerous razor then I gather?

[madmedic]

Potentially.....have a look at the reviews

http://www.theshaveden.com/forum/showthread.php?t=481

[La Pedrera]

I had seen that before. Maybe I didn't read enough into it when I read it. Need to play more with all the settings and see how it works. Maybe I'll revisit the Derbys once I cycle through the other blades.

Chris

[rick]

Chris:
Dont give up on the Derbys yet.
They are my go-to blade but thats not important right now.
Cuppa months back I was looking to unload a bunch of Feather blades because I found them to be rude, crude and socailly unacceptable.
Hated the Slant + Feather combo and didnt like the blade in my Slim much either.
Then I dropped one into my SuperSpeed and it was MAGIC.
Bottom line.
I believe there are combos that work very well together and its up to you, the shavegeek ;) to find which works best.
Keep the Derbys.
Try em in different razors and I think youll find a good match.

[La Pedrera]

Have to hold on to them. As right now I have only the Futur.. but I keep a sharp eye on that marketplace.

:D

[TraderJoe]

Chris:
Dont give up on the Derbys yet.

Listen to this man.

I hated the derbys when I first used them, and then on a whim threw one into my razor one day and had a beautiful shave. Then I bought 100 of them :happy001

[La Pedrera]

I think I'm just going to give them a break for now. I'll go back to the merkur for now.. stay where I'm comfortable till the experience gets better.

C

[TraderJoe]

I think I'm just going to give them a break for now. I'll go back to the merkur for now.. stay where I'm comfortable till the experience gets better.

C

Absolutely. Perfect your technique with stuff that works, and then play with the derbys later. My point was, just don't get rid of them (yet)

[rick]

Listen to this man.



Hey Joe !
Can ya tell that to Lovie ?? :signs107

[Queen of Blades]

Can ya tell that to Lovie ??

Oh I'm sure she listens to you! :rolleyes:

Then she just rolls her eyes. :rofl

[rick]

Oh I'm sure she listens to you! :rolleyes:

Then she just rolls her eyes. :rofl

OH !
.......I see you've met :scared011

[Mottern Man]

Chris:
Dont give up on the Derbys yet.
They are my go-to blade but thats not important right now.
Cuppa months back I was looking to unload a bunch of Feather blades because I found them to be rude, crude and socailly unacceptable.
Hated the Slant + Feather combo and didnt like the blade in my Slim much either.
Then I dropped one into my SuperSpeed and it was MAGIC.
Bottom line.
I believe there are combos that work very well together and its up to you, the shavegeek ;) to find which works best.
Keep the Derbys.
Try em in different razors and I think youll find a good match.

I just figured out that and Crystal and Slant = DEATH!

[Leisureguy]

On the Futur, what setting are you using? I shaved at 1.0 for a few shaves, then opened it up to 1.5 for some months, getting fine shaves at that setting. Now I think I'm using 2.0 (after lots of practice). The Futur is pretty aggressive. Keep the setting low until you have to raise it to get a satisfactory shave. If you have it at, say 2.0, you might move it back to 1.5 with a new blade until you see how the new blade works for you.

Good idea to set the Derby blades aside for now and move on to something else. And don't forget these sampler packs (http://www.razorandbrush.com/Sampler.html). The more brands you try, the more likely you are to find the blade that's magic for you.

[La Pedrera]

it is running at lowest setting (1) since .. read some of the posts about it after was ordered and before it arrived and that was the smartest road to take.

I'll be rotating thruogh the blades and I figure the three shaves (all bad) is enough of a test base to give a particular blade a yay or nay feel. I can see having a bad day (and hence and bad shave).. but not three in a row. :confused:

Thanks for the link on those sampler packs.. .. more blades.. :drool

C

[Leisureguy]

If the first blade of a brand gives you a bad shave, try a second blade of the same brand---it may be that the first blade was bad. (Quite rare, but it does happen.) If you get a bad shave with the second blade, put that brand aside and move on to the next.

[Smedley]

I tried Derbys when starting out, and tried them again recently.

I still hate them. :angry019

[CutMan]

LP,

I really wanted to like the Derby blades since they get such good reviews. But each shave with the Derby was a rough go. Feathers are too sharp for me. MERKURS are just right in my Merkur HD. Only get about 3 shaves from them, but each one is very good.

Am waiting on Crystals. After them, think I'm done experimenting, even though there are several more blades out there to try. Would rather try out the many soaps and creams, and fix a blade choice on one or two.

Happy gliding!

[La Pedrera]

How do you know when the blade is done? The dragging? Just the feel kind of thing?

I typically have a drag feel around the chin (which is probably bad habits from the cartridge / aerosol times).. but never (yet) on the easier parts of a shave..

C

[SSLSTudio...]

Chris:
Dont give up on the Derbys yet.
They are my go-to blade but thats not important right now.
Cuppa months back I was looking to unload a bunch of Feather blades because I found them to be rude, crude and socailly unacceptable.
Hated the Slant + Feather combo and didnt like the blade in my Slim much either.
Then I dropped one into my SuperSpeed and it was MAGIC.
Bottom line.
I believe there are combos that work very well together and its up to you, the shavegeek ;) to find which works best.
Keep the Derbys.
Try em in different razors and I think youll find a good match.

best advice ever people think of double edge razor blades as one dimensional results thats not so.
you have think in razor combo ways. what makes the same blade go bad in one razor and go Fantastic on another ? Magic Voodoo ? who knows.

Id like to think it has something to do with a combo of this.

1- Razor (head) weight
2- Razor pressure on DE blade once the Head is closed.
3- different tension on blade versus blade exposure.
4- the variety " kick "in itself could contribute to refreshing once technique once in a while by throwing or using a different blade then your to go blade.

I do believe at one point there are bad blades that will yield no help in whatever razor you would throw them. and then there is a blade that would yield only in a certain Razor good results only and be crap in all your other 20 razor collection but unless your name is Dragonboy from Sweden you wont have the luxury in trying it out in what 60 different DE razors ?